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A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read

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  • 2025
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A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read (2025)
On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of the city, a local police officer named John O'Keefe was found dead on a fellow officer's front lawn.
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On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of the city, a local police officer named John O'Keefe was found dead on a fellow officer's front lawn.On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of the city, a local police officer named John O'Keefe was found dead on a fellow officer's front lawn.On a cold January morning in a sleepy suburb outside of the city, a local police officer named John O'Keefe was found dead on a fellow officer's front lawn.

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    • Karen Read
    • Alan Jackson
    • Ted Daniel
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    6.8/10
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    • Stars
      • Karen Read
      • Alan Jackson
      • Ted Daniel
    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Karen Read
    Karen Read
    • Self - Defendant
    • 2025
    Alan Jackson
    Alan Jackson
    • Self - Karen's Attorney
    • 2025
    Ted Daniel
    Ted Daniel
    • Self - Investigative Reporter, WFXT-TV
    • 2025
    David R. Yannetti
    David R. Yannetti
    • Self - Karen's Attorney
    • 2025
    Elizabeth Little
    Elizabeth Little
    • Self - Karen's Attorney
    • 2025
    Brendan Kane
    Brendan Kane
    • Self - Friend of John O'Keefe
    • 2025
    Kristina Rex
    Kristina Rex
    • Self - Reporter, WBZ-TV News
    • 2025
    Flint McColgan
    Flint McColgan
    • Self - Journalist, Boston Herald
    • 2025
    Joseph Krowski
    Joseph Krowski
    • Self - Criminal Defense Attorney
    • 2025
    Adam Lally
    Adam Lally
    • Self - Lead Prosecutor
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    Sue O'Connell
    Sue O'Connell
    • Self - Commentator, NBC 10 Boston
    • 2025
    Jennifer Coffindaffer
    Jennifer Coffindaffer
    • Self - FBI Special Agent (Ret.)
    • 2025
    Tara Kerrigan
    Tara Kerrigan
    • Self - Friend of John O'Keefe
    • 2025
    William Read
    William Read
    • Self - Karen's Father
    • 2025
    Janet Read
    Janet Read
    • Self - Karen's Mother
    • 2025
    John Jackson
    John Jackson
    • Self - Friend of John O'Keefe
    • 2025
    Jennifer McCabe
    Jennifer McCabe
    • Self - Friend of John O'Keefe…
    • 2025
    Peggy O'Keefe
    Peggy O'Keefe
    • Self - John's Mother
    • 2025
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    5xikcleide

    The Staircase 2.0

    The filmmakers clearly leaned on the Staircase docuseries to create this one. Once again we have .. is this an accident or not? ... is this conspiracy or not? What is clear from this series and The Staircase, those individuals that have the money to pay for an array of "experts" and lawyers can draw a lot of attention, from the media and public.

    Once again we have a defendant that is unlikable, un remorseful and self centered. I guess she gives so many interviews to pay for the plethora of lawyers and experts she has hired.

    Would she end up like Michael Peterson? ... I guess we will get a season 2 of this bias show.
    7duygueksi

    Karen Read's Innocence Fraud Campaign

    I was afraid this was going to be a campaign piece but it's not. Lots of information is missing and her lying attorneys speak too much but I can say it reflects both sides generally. The thing is Karen Read is a narcissist and she made this documentary a disaster for herself. She is guilty and I'm saying this because I only follow the evidence and I'm aware of her disgusting innocence fraud campaign. The evidence againts her is so strong so her only chance is to taint the jury pool. Crazy FKR people are mostly working for her and the rest have been duped.. Of course there're some grifting youtube lawyers and content creators who like clicks&likes. People love conspiracy theories, right? Well, there's zero possibility of a conspiracy, a cover up. She killed John and when they upgraded her charges the plan started. She accused innocent people and watched them being harassed, attacked, she literally ruined their lives. The prosecution wasn't that good in the 1st trial, hopefully Hank Brennan will prove the obvious, jury selection is so important. Justice for John!
    1imdbfan-2515360891

    Left out so many facts

    You can watch the Karen Read trial on YouTube. The documentary edited it to leave out so many facts. Officer Proctor was the lead investigator and due to his awful investigation of this case the FBI reviewed his conduct and he has now been fired. The prosecution presented the video of the car in the carport then when defense looked at the video they realized the prosecution had misrepresented the video. To cover that up they put a clock over the original clock on the video so they wouldn't see that the timing was backwards. There are so many things this documentary just skimmed over. I couldn't stand it.
    6chiltonsjillfreeport

    Review of the series (vs. the case, vs. Karen Read)

    The most notable aspects of A Body in the Snow are its repetitiveness, the deep inside look at Karen Read and her defense and a fairly choppy view of the trial.

    Whether it was just padding or an attempt to make each episode stand alone re. The case (assuming sporadic viewership?), some episodes repeated such large blocks of the previous episode I thought I'd accidentally mis-clicked. Simply eliminating all the repeat content could've easily shaved off two hours.

    And made for a more compelling watch.

    I was most interested in the trial itself, specifically the evidence about John O'Keefe's injuries and the police investigation.

    It's a shame there wasn't greater focus on the actual legal proceedings-versus, say, 'turtle boy' and the 'free Karen Read' or 'lock her up' brigades.

    Was the medical examiner even asked (after two expert witnesses were somewhat contradictory) if JO's arm injuries were consistent with dog bites? Was KR's blood alcohol tested that morning? It's unclear. Did anyone really need to see the defendant curling her hair and steaming her clothes?

    One of the more surprising aspects of ABITS was, for a very PR-savvy defense, what an unflattering portrait of Karen Read emerged.

    Someone should've advised KR before filming to try to lower her volume-and come across as sad about John and less self-centered. The scene where she's giddy over having 'zero empathy' about the harassment of a witness' teenage daughter was unnerving.

    Given defense attorneys are known for their bullishness, when *everyone* on the defense team comes across as more likable than the defendant, that's really saying something.

    In a case where many facts remain elusive, ABITS clarified at least two things.

    First, Karen Read was clearly overcharged; *if* she hit JO, it wasn't deliberate and she had no idea. Those angry and hurt voicemails she left him were well beyond acting. No one could be convicted of second degree murder with this mound of mishandled evidence.

    Second, the defense needs to take it down some notches around the conspiracy theory. Why even speculate JO was placed on the lawn? *If* something happened inside, it's far more likely he left on his own steam, after being ordered out or fleeing a dog attack. Particularly since he was still alive. When you look at where he was found, it makes no sense anyone would take that kind of risk.

    It appears a number of people lied on the stand. ABITS is, as much as anything, a spotlight on crappy human impulses.
    7pind-92

    Captivating but biased

    It's end March 2025 and I've just watched episode 5. I honestly can't say if I believe the prosecution's story or not. Luckily it's not up to me to decide that.

    Karen doesn't come across as the most sympathetic person, but she's also fighting for her freedom. She's a person in a constant state of crisis. Being self-centered is not a crime.

    The coverage of the trial does seem biased as it mainly shows behind the scenes stuff from the defense. Her story isn't very clear, but neither is the evidence presented by the prosecution. It looks like the state is more concerned with putting Karen in prison than getting to the bottom of what actually happened.

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      On June 18, Read was found not guilty on the three major charges; the jury did find her guilty of the lesser charge of operating under the influence (OUI). For this, she received a year's probation, which would require Read's participation on the Commonwealth's 24(d) program; in addition to probation, she will receive outpatient treatment and loss of license, as standard for a first-time offense.

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      • March 17, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cadavrul din zăpadă: Procesul lui Karen Read
    • Filming locations
      • New England, Massachusetts, USA
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      • Investigation Discovery
      • Unsolved Productions
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